Curriculum Vitae Rev. Douglas S. Hardy, Ph.D.
* * *
Current Position Personal Professor of Spiritual Formation Citizenship: USA and Canada Director of Doctor of Ministry Programs Family: married with three adult children Nazarene Theological Seminary 1700 E. Meyer Boulevard, Kansas City, MO 64131-1246 Phone: 816-268-5484 | Fax: 816-268-5500 | Email: [email protected] Web: http://www.nts.edu/faculty/dr-douglas-hardy.html
Quick Links to: Formal & Continuing Education Professional Work History Professional Affiliations Academic Teaching Speaking: Academic Practitioner Retreats Preaching Other Writing: Books/Chapters Journals Reference Popular Reviews Blogs Editorial Leadership & Administration: Societies Academic Institutions Religious Organizations Christian Worship
Formal & Continuing Education ACADEMIC DEGREES
Ph.D. - Boston University Graduate School of Arts & Sciences, Division of Religious & Theological Studies, Psychology of Religion program, 2000. (Dissertation: Redescribing Relationships in Christian Spiritual Direction Using Winnicott's Psychoanalytic Object Relations Theory, Chris R. Schlauch, director) M.A. - Fuller Theological Seminary, Theology with Christian Formation & Discipleship emphasis, 1988 M.Ed. - Northeastern University, Counseling program with College & Student Development emphasis, 1982 B.A. - Eastern Nazarene College, Triple Major: Religion, Psychology, & Philosophy (summa cum laude), 1981
CONTINUING EDUCATION & TRAINING IN SPIRITUAL FORMATION & DIRECTION
Group-in-Formation for Transformative Spirituality (quarterly), Kansas City, MO (2004 – present) Ignatian Spirituality Book Discussion Group (bi-weekly), Rockhurst University, Kansas City, MO (2003 – present) Webinar: “Mercy as the Resolution of Paradox: A View from the Enneagram” with Russ Hudson & Richard Rohr, Center for Action & Contemplation (December 22, 2015) Ignatian Spirituality Conference, Saint Louis University (July 16 – 18, 2015) Celtic Pilgrimage Group to Western Ireland, (May 11-24, 2015) Educational Event: “Expanding Spiritualities,” Ghost Ranch, NM (January 20-22, 2015) Heinmiller Lectures in Spiritual Formation, “The Ascension and the Ecology of Grace” by Gordon T. Smith, Nazarene Theological Seminary (November 3-4, 2014) Lecture: “What I Have Learned about the Spiritual Life from Being Blind” by Fr. Larry Gillick, S.J., Church of the Ascension, Overland Park, KS (September 28, 2014) Webinar: “Spiritual Formation in Distance Education” sponsored by TATS/TTEG (September 24, 2013) Webinar: “Body as Bridge: Bio-Spiritual Focusing and Spiritual Direction” sponsored by Spiritual Directors International (March 7, 2013) ______Hardy CV-updated 29 January 2016 Page 1
Workshop: “Re-Thinking Spiritual Formation” with Mindy Caliguire, Midtown Community Church, Kansas City, MO (December 6, 2011) The Spiritual Formation Forum (including Seminary mini-forum), Long Beach, CA (May 17-20, 2006) Lectures: “Ignatian & Xavierian Spirituality” Fr. Paul Coutinho, SJ, Rockhurst University/St. Francis Xavier Church, Kansas City, MO (June 25, 2006) “Walking the Way—Together” Spiritual Formation Conference, United Methodist Church of the Resurrection, Leawood, KS (January 6-7, 2006) Peer Supervision Group of Boston-area Spiritual Directors met monthly for case study review and support (February, 1995 – June, 2002) 24-week Ignatian Spirituality in Everyday Life Retreat Program at Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA (November, 1999 - May, 2000) Workshop for spiritual directors: Supervision, Ignatian Spiritual Ministries Professional Day, Jesuit Urban Center, Boston, MA (March 22, 2000) Graduate-level, year-long course: Supervised Practicum in Spiritual Direction, Weston Jesuit School of Theology, Cambridge, MA (September, 1993 - May, 1994) Graduate-level course: Spiritual Formation & Discipleship, Nazarene Theological Seminary, Kansas City, MO (January, 1993)
CONTINUING EDUCATION & TRAINING IN TEACHING, LEARNING, & TECHNOLOGY
Webinar: “The Case for Spiritual Direction in the Technology Age” with Christianne Squires, Spiritual Directors International (November 19, 2014) Online Class: “Certification in MOOC Design”, Catholic Distance Learning Network (March 3-28, 2014) Workshop on “Contextual Education” with Joyce Mercer, Nazarene Theological Seminary, Kansas City, MO (October 10, 2012) Workshop on “Technology in the Classroom,” St. Paul School of Theology, Kansas City, MO (October 7, 2010) “The Church in a Virtual Age: Technology & Ministry” with Ryan Bolger (sponsored by Central Baptist Theological Seminary), Liberty, MO (April 11-12, 2010)
Professional Work History Director, Doctor of Ministry Programs, Nazarene Theological Seminary, Kansas City, MO, 2005 – present (includes monitoring a Latin America DMin cohort and a USA/Canada-Spanish DMin cohort, and partnering with Africa Nazarene University to support their DMin) Faculty in Spiritual Formation, Nazarene Theological Seminary, Kansas City, MO, 2002 – present (Associate Professor, 2002 – 2004; Professor, 2004 – present) Visiting Lecturer, Religion Department, Africa Nazarene University, Nairobi, Kenya, May – August 2011 Faculty in Psychology, Eastern Nazarene College, Quincy, MA, September, 1989 – June, 2002 (Instructor, 1989- 1990; Assistant Professor, 1990-1996; Associate Professor, 1996-2002; Tenured, 2001) Spiritual Director, private practice, 1994 - present Pastor, Bresee Center Church of the Nazarene, Berkeley, CA, June 1985 - May 1989 Associate Pastor, First Church of the Nazarene, Glendale, CA, November 1982 - May 1985 Counseling Intern and Graduate Student Instructor, Northeastern University Counseling & Testing Center and Life/Career Planning Program, Boston, MA, September 1981 - June 1982 Child Care Counselor, League School of Boston, Newton, MA, September 1980 - August 1981
Professional Affiliations Current: American Academy of Religion Society for the Study of Christian Spirituality Association of Doctor of Ministry Education Spiritual Directors International ______Hardy CV-updated 29 January 2016 Page 2
Church of the Nazarene (ordained elder) Wesleyan Theological Society Society for the Study of Psychology & Wesleyan Theology
Past: American Psychological Association (Division 36) Christian Association for Psychological Studies Society for the Scientific Study of Religion
Academic Teaching COURSES TAUGHT AT NAZARENE THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY (2002 – present)
Doctoral: Wesleyan Spiritual Practice for Ministry Supervised two Doctor of Ministry Pastoral Research Projects; currently supervising another Master’s: REGULAR: Celtic Spirituality, Celtic Pilgrimage to Ireland, Connection & Service, Core Relationships for Christian Ministry, Counseling and Spirituality, Discernment & Decision-Making, , Faith Shaping & Sharing, Ministry of Spiritual Direction, Personal & Spiritual Development of the Minister, Persons in Community, Pilgrimage & Formation, Prayer & Scripture, Prayer Patterns & Practices, Sacraments & Asceticism, Sins & Temptation, Spiritual Formation of Servant Leaders, Theology & Spirituality of Place. DIRECTED RESEARCH: Charismatic Spirituality, Desert Spirituality, History of Christian Spirituality, Identity in Pastoral Ministry, Liturgical Spirituality, Christian Monasticism, Preaching & the Spiritual Life, Spiritual Formation in the Local Church, Spiritual Guidance/Direction, Spiritual Leadership FIELD PROGRAM: Celtic Prayer, Christian Community & Hospitality, Contemplative Prayer, Creative Contemplative Practice, Interfaith Contemplative Practice, Orthodox Spirituality, Retreat Ministry, Spiritual Direction, Supervised Ministry Case Study Supervised and mentored student Faculty Assistants
COURSES TAUGHT AT AFRICA NAZARENE UNIVERSITY (2011, 2015)
Doctoral: Wesleyan Spiritual Practice for Ministry, Wesleyan-Holiness Practical Christianity Masters: Life Development & Ministry Skills Undergraduate: Spiritual Development of the Minister
COURSES TAUGHT AT EASTERN NAZARENE COLLEGE (1989-2002)
Masters: Psychology of Religion Undergraduate: Introduction to Psychology, Lifespan Development, Social Psychology, Group Psychology, Urban Experience, Field Experience, Psychology of Religion, History of Psychology, Current Issues in Psychology, Living Issues (Faith & Culture) Eastern Nazarene College Teaching Excellence Award (May, 1998), Professional Achievement Award (May, 2002), Alumni Achievement Award (2011)
OTHER
Guest Lecturer: Foundations of Mission course, on “Religious Orders,” Nazarene Theological Seminary, Kansas City, MO (November 3, 2015; November 6, 2014) Research Trip to Ireland to develop Celtic Pilgrimage course for Intercultural Studies students at Nazarene Theological Seminary (August 29- September 12, 2014) Directed Study Supervisor for Doctor of Ministry Student, Acadia Divinity College, Wolfville, NS, Canada: Ministry Mentoring and Reflection (October 2012 – April 2013), Wesley Studies and Psychology of Marriage ______Hardy CV-updated 29 January 2016 Page 3
Relationships: Investigations in Method (September – December 2013), Celtic Spirituality (February – May 2014) Guest Lecturer: Systematic Theology course at Africa Nazarene University, Nairobi, Kenya – 2 sessions on The Trinity (July 7 & 12, 2011) Guest Lecturer: Family Systems course, Nazarene Theological Seminary, Kansas City, MO (February 22, 2011) Guest Lecturer: Personal Development of the Minister course, MidAmerica Nazarene University, Olathe, KS (September 30, 2009) Guest Lecturer: Minister as Counselor course, MidAmerica Nazarene University, Olathe, KS (September 22, 2006) Guest Lecturer: Spiritual Formation and Evangelism courses, MidAmerica Nazarene University, Olathe, KS (December 1, 2005) Guest Lecturer: Christian Spirituality and the Pastor Master of Ministry course, Point Loma Nazarene University, San Diego, CA (January 2-3, 2004) Reynolds Institute (New England District Church of the Nazarene) Spiritual Formation course, Brockton, MA (Spring 2000)
Speaking ACADEMIC MEETINGS
Why Place Matters, Ladd Lecture, Department of Psychology & Counseling, Southern Nazarene University, Bethany, OK (April 23, 2015) Theology of Place: Implications for Field Education, Association of Theological Field Educators Biennial Conference, Santa Fe, NM (January 23, 2015) A Place for Place in Spiritual Formation, Center for Christian Thought Annual Conference, “Psychology & Spiritual Formation”, Biola University, LaMirada, CA (May 9, 2014) Best Practices to Revitalize the School-Church Partnership in DMin Education, Association for Doctor of Ministry Education, New Orleans, LA (April 4, 2014) Our Ambivalence about Place: Sacred Space & the Missional Church (with Phil Antilla), Wesleyan Theological Society, Nampa, ID (March 7, 2014) Response to Joel Green’s Paper: “Beginning with Wesley,” Keynote Address to the Society for the Study of Psychology & Wesleyan Theology (March 21, 2013) Spiritus: Embodiment in Form as Well as Content, Society for the Study of Christian Spirituality, Chicago, IL (November 16, 2012) Acknowledging the Finger of God: Spiritual Direction and the World’s Religions, Wesleyan Theological Society, Nashville, TN (March 3, 2012) Welcoming the Resistance: A Psychodynamic Wesleyan Response to North American Evangelical Defensiveness, Society for the Study of Psychology and Wesleyan Theology, Dallas, TX (March 3, 2011) What is meant by Spiritual Formation in the Shaping of Religious Leaders? Society for the Study of Christian Spirituality, Atlanta, GA (October 29, 2010) A Response to Thomas Jay Oord’s Paper on Theodicy: ‘A Loving God and A World of Hurt: A Theological Framework for Solving the Problem of Evil’, Society for the Study of Psychology and Wesleyan Theology, Bourbonnais, IL (March 1, 2007) I Am No Longer My Own, But Yours: Using the Psychology of the Ignatian Exercises to Create New Means for Wesleyan Ends, Society for the Study of Psychology and Wesleyan Theology, Kansas City, MO (March 2, 2006) Spiritual Direction and the Pursuit of Holiness, Wesley Studies Conference: “The Arts of Holy Living”, St. Paul School of Theology, Kansas City, MO (November 4, 2005) Respondent to Paper Presentation: Holiness Embodied in the Asia-Pacific Context, Theology Symposium, Nazarene General Assembly, Indianapolis, IN (June 25, 2005) Christian Spiritual Direction Practice and Wesleyan Ecclesiology: Cultivating Subjective Awareness of God and the Church, Wesleyan Theological Society, Seattle, WA (March 5, 2005)
______Hardy CV-updated 29 January 2016 Page 4
Wesley’s Covenant Service: A Relational Practice Connecting Biblical Doctrine with Communal Formation (co- presenter), Wesleyan Theological Society, Rochester, NY (March 6, 2004) Psychology and Wesleyan Spiritual Formation, Presidential Address at the Business Meeting of the Society for the Study of Psychology and Wesleyan Theology, Rochester, NY (March 4, 2004) The Future of Practical Theology in Wesleyan and Pentecostal Perspectives (Panel), Joint Meeting of the Wesleyan Theological Society and Society for Pentecostal Studies, Lexington, KY (March 22, 2003) Respondent to Paper Presentation: Introducing Pentecostals to the Ministry of Spiritual Direction, Joint Meeting of the Wesleyan Theological Society and Society for Pentecostal Studies, Lexington, KY (March 21, 2003) Respondent to Paper Presentation: Holy Church, Holy People: A Wesleyan Exploration in Congregational Holiness and Personal Testament, M3 Nazarene Theology Symposium, Nashville (February 17, 2003) Towards a Christian Spirituality of the Public Realm. American Academy of Religion, Toronto, ON (November 26, 2002) Implicit Theologies in Psychologies: Revisiting Experience as an Authoritative Source for Theologizing. Wesleyan Theological Society, Hobe Sound, FL (March 2, 2002) Radical Reductionism in the Psychological Study of Religion: Prospects for an Alternative Critical Methodology. International Association for the Psychology of Religion, Soesterberg, The Netherlands (September 29, 2001) The Contributions of D. W. Winnicott's Psychology and His Methodist/Anglican-Influenced Worldview to the Construction of a Wesleyan Approach to Spiritual Direction. Society for the Study of Psychology and Wesleyan Theology, Pasadena, CA (March 30, 2001) Furthering the Conversation between Theologies and Psychologies: Danger and Potential. Society for the Study of Psychology and Wesleyan Theology, Wilmore, KY (March 31, 2000) Recasting Understandings of the Interpersonal Relationships in Christian Spiritual Direction Using Winnicott's Psychoanalytic Object Relations Theory: An Applied Psychoanalytic Study That Illustrates a More Deliberate Method for the Psychology of Religion. Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, Boston, MA (November 7, 1999) Illustrating the Potential for a Relationship between the Psychology of Religion and Christian Spirituality by Using Winnicott to Examine Spiritual Direction. American Academy of Religion, Orlando, FL (November 22, 1998) An Examination of Christian Spiritual Direction Relationships Using Winnicott. American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA (August 17, 1998)
PRACTITIONER MEETINGS
Prayer: Sharing Intimate Space with God (with Dean Blevins), Webinar for the Nazarene Theological Seminary Center for Pastoral Leadership (November 30, 2015) The Chaplain as Icon, Point Loma Nazarene University Campus Chaplains’ In-Service, San Diego, CA (October 23, 2015) Panel Member, Enneagram Workshop for Marriage & Family Therapists, Country Club Christian Church, Kansas City, MO (September 25, 2015) Prayer & the Art of Preaching, Luncheon Forum, Nazarene Theological Seminary Preachers Conference, Kansas City, MO (September 30, 2015) Who is Leading the Spiritual Leader?, Workshop, Canadian Nazarene Regional Pastors Leadership Conference (PALCON), Calgary, AB (August 13, 2015) Object Relations Theory: An Introduction, Saint Luke’s Hospital Chaplain Interns & Residents Meetings, Kansas City, MO (annually 2007 - 2014) Becoming a Church of Prayer & Effective Use of Spiritual Disciplines Workshops at Kansas City District Church of the Nazarene TEAM Day (February 15, 2014) Leading the Church in Prayer, Kansas City District Nazarene Pastors Resource Day, Overland Park, KS (September 18, 2013) The Chaplain as Spiritual Guide: Icon Not Idol, Chaplaincy Luncheon & Seminar, Church of the Nazarene General Assembly, Indianapolis, IN (June 22, 2013)
______Hardy CV-updated 29 January 2016 Page 5
Theology of Worship, Workshop for Student Worship Team, Africa Nazarene University, Nairobi, Kenya (July 13, 2011) Integration of Faith & Learning, P.C.E.A. Educational Centre Teacher’s Workshop, Ongata Rongai, Kenya (June 24, 2011) Integration of Faith & Learning, Africa Nazarene University Faculty Workshop, Nairobi, Kenya (May 4, 2011) Heart Work: The Interior Dimension of God’s Mission, Canadian Nazarene Regional Pastors Leadership Conference (PALCON), Calgary, AB (August 24, 2010) The Heart Work of Christian Discernment, Workshop at MidAmerica Nazarene Regional Pastors Leadership Conference (PALCON), Olathe, KS: (June 4, 2010) The Heavenly Sanctuary & A More Excellent Ministry, Workshop for Worship Leaders at Eastern Nazarene College, Quincy, MA (September 25, 2009) Supervision: What It Is and What It Is Not, Nazarene Theological Seminary Field Education Supervisor’s Workshop, Kansas City, MO (May 14, 2009) Advent: Christ Being Formed in Us, Topeka, KS Evangelical Association of Ministers (December 17, 2008) The Spiritual Life of the Pastor: Longing & Call, Pastor’s Spiritual Life Seminar, Bethany Bible College, Sussex, NB (February 7, 2008) Epiphany Reflections, Northland Kansas City Ministerial Alliance Luncheon, North Kansas City, MO (January 3, 2008) The Connectional Pastor, Church of the Nazarene M7 Conference, Kansas City, MO (February 20, 2007) Meeting yourself in the Patient, Saint Luke’s Hospital Chaplain Residents Meeting, Kansas City, MO (May 10, 2006) The Pastor as Spiritual Guide: Recovering the Apophatic Tradition for 21st Century Pastoral Ministry, Canadian Nazarene Pastors C-Church Conference, Calgary, AB (February 27-March 1, 2006) Wesleyan Spiritual Practice, Canadian Nazarene Regional Pastors Leadership Conference (PALCON), Calgary, AB (August 10, 12, 2004) Ever-Widening Circles: Deepening and Expanding the Interfaith Dimensions of Direction through the Process of Peer Supervision, Co-presenter of Workshop for Spiritual Directors International Annual Conference, Miami, FL (April 17, 2004) The Pastor as Spiritual Director, New England District Church of the Nazarene Pastor’s Workshop, Quincy, MA (April 23, 2002) Peer Supervision: A Practice for On-going Ministry, Continuing Education Workshop Co-Leader, Boston College Institute for Religious Education & Pastoral Ministry, Chestnut Hill, MA (March 16, 2002) The Classroom as a Place for Spiritual Formation, In-service Training, New England District Church of the Nazarene Pastors, Nashua, NH (October 6, 1999) Spiritual Direction, In-service Training, Eastern Nazarene College Counseling Center Staff, Quincy, MA (December 4, 1997) AIDS and the Healing Ministry of the Church. Massachusetts Association of Chaplains, Quincy, MA (February 22, 1993)
RETREATS
Transitions through the Lens of Celtic Pilgrimage, Olathe (KS) College Church of the Nazarene Staff Retreat, Conception (MO) Abbey (October 12-14, 2015) Spirituality & Leadership: Contemplating Ignatius of Loyola’s Meditation on Two Leaders, Retreat for Bishops, Clergy & Faithful of the Diocese of Holy Trinity & Great Plains, Holy Catholic Church Anglican Rite, Kansas City, MO (June 9, 2015) Pathways to Prayer Retreat for Kansas City (MO) First Church of the Nazarene, Youthfront LaCygne, LaCygne, KS (March 21, 2015) Day of Prayer Retreat for Kansas City (MO) First Church of the Nazarene, Tall Oaks Retreat Center, Linwood, KS (March 1, 2014)
______Hardy CV-updated 29 January 2016 Page 6
Taking the Next Step Spiritually: A Prayer Method for Discernment, Associated Ministerial Order, Conception Abbey, MO (September 10-12, 2012) Silent Retreat Day, Africa Nazarene University Religion Students Association, Resurrection Garden, Karen, Kenya (June 25, 2011) Listening Again for God’s Call, Crossroads Church of the Nazarene Staff Retreat, Lakeside, AZ (March 21-23, 2011) Christian Spiritual Formation in the Book of Hebrews, Illinois District Church of the Nazarene Clergy & Spouse Retreat, Grafton, IL (October 11-13, 2009) Whispers: When God Speaks to You, Journey Covenant Church of Liberty Church Retreat, @ Lawson, MO (September 11-13, 2009) With Cords of Love: Reflections on Ties to God & Each Other, St. Luke’s Hospital CPE Residents Retreat, Hollis Retreat Center, KS (September 4, 2009) Finding Balance in Christian Spiritual Practice, Kansas City Region Disciples of Christ Clergy Retreat Series, Kansas City, KS (October 21-22, 2008; January 27-28; April 22-23, August 18-19, 2009) Receiving, Blessing, Breaking, Sharing—A Meditation on the Lord’s Supper as a Model for Christ-like Discipleship, Co-Led Church of the Nazarene Denominational pre-General Assembly Spiritual Formation Retreat @ San Pedro Center, Winter Park, FL (June 23-24, 2009) Paying Attention to That Which Is Important: Lessons from Hebrews, Tri-State District Wesleyan Church Clergy Retreat, Branson, MO (February 8-10, 2009) Christian Spiritual Formation, Northeastern Indiana District Church of the Nazarene Clergy & Spouse Retreat, Nashville, IN (November 4-6, 2008) Moving Toward God’s Good for Relationships (with Anne Hardy), Canada West District Church of the Nazarene Clergy & Spouse Retreat, Banff, AB (October 24-26, 2008) Moving toward God’s Good, New Holland, PA Church of the Nazarene Marriage Retreat (with Anne Hardy) (February 15-16, 2008) With Jesus By the Water, Southern Florida District Church of the Nazarene Men’s Retreat, Lake Placid, FL (October 19-20, 2007) With Jesus on the Mountain, Las Vegas, NV First Church of the Nazarene Prayer Retreat (September 21-22, 2007) Co-Leader, Church of the Nazarene pre- Denominational Conference (M7) Spiritual Formation Retreat @ Sanctuary of Hope, Kansas City, KS (February 18-19, 2007) The Eight Deadly Thoughts, Fairview Village, PA Church of the Nazarene Staff Retreat @ Princeton, NJ (March 20- 23, 2006) Exploring Differences, Affirming Otherness (with Anne R. Hardy), Moncton, NB First Church of the Nazarene Marriage Retreat (February 10-12, 2006) Exploring Differences, Affirming Otherness (with Anne R. Hardy), Trinity Church of the Nazarene Marriage Spirituality Retreat @ Banff, AB (October 15-17, 2004) Discernment of Spirits, Rainbow Boulevard Church of the Nazarene Retreat, Leavenworth, KS (March 26-27, 2004) Nazarene Theological Seminary Students (in cooperation with the Women in Ministry Organization), Mount St. Scholastica Benedictine Monastery, Atchison, KS (April 25-27, 2003) The Sacrament of the Ordinary, Co-Leader, Spiritual Enrichment Day for New England Nazarene Pastors: Glastonbury Abbey, Hingham, MA (January 17, 2002) Co-Leader, Week of Directed Prayer (including individual spiritual direction), St. Albert the Great Roman Catholic Parish, Weymouth, MA (April 6-11, 1997)
PREACHING
Look and Live, New Horizons Church of the Nazarene, Belton, MO (March 15, 2015) Drawing Close to Jesus in His Death & Resurrection, Fort Osage Church of the Nazarene, Independence, MO (March 23, 2014) Go and Come, Trevecca Nazarene University Chapel, Nashville, TN (October 31, 2013) What Kind of King is This? Aurora Church of the Nazarene, Seattle, WA (March 24, 2013) ______Hardy CV-updated 29 January 2016 Page 7
Go and Come, Southern Nazarene University Chapel, Bethany, OK (November 1, 2012) Breaking Sin Down: Eight Characteristic Ways of Sinning, Africa Nazarene University Chapel, Ongata Rongai, Kenya (March 22, 2012) God-Taught to Love, Central Church of the Nazarene French-speaking congregation, Nairobi, Kenya (July 31, 2011) Self-Control, University Church of the Nazarene, Ongata Rongai, Kenya (July 17, 2011) Do Your Best to Present Yourself to God, Nandi Hills Anglican Secondary School, Kenya (July 15, 2011) Fan into Flame the Gift of God within You, Kisumu Border Church of the Nazarene home cell, Kenya (July 14, 2011) Come Listen to my Tale of Jonah and the Whale, Mathare Community (Slum) Church of the Nazarene, Nairobi, Kenya (June 26, 2011) Paying Attention to God in the City, Downtown Campus Chapel, Africa Nazarene University, Nairobi, Kenya (June 2, 2011) Holiness as a Way of Running, Holiness Week Chapel series, Africa Nazarene University, Nairobi, Kenya (May 16- 20, 2011) Indwelling, Weekly Student Midweek Gathering, Northwest Nazarene University, Nampa, ID (November 3, 2010) Prayer: Staying Connected to God, New England District Church of the Nazarene Jr. High Camp, Windsor Hills, NH (August 9-13, 2010) Hearing the Gospel from an ‘Other’, Eastern Nazarene College Chapel, Quincy, MA (September 23, 2009) The Ascension: Letting Go, Hamilton, ON First Church of the Nazarene (May 24, 2009) What Will Last and What Won’t, Nazarene Theological Seminary New Student Orientation Chapel (August 24, 2009) Developing a Deep Spiritual Life, Fort Osage Church of the Nazarene, Independence, MO (February 22, 2009) Want to Get Away? The Road to Emmaus, New Holland, PA Church of the Nazarene (March 30, 2008) Following the Call of God, New Holland, PA Church of the Nazarene (February 17, 2008) Finding God’s Will, Nazarene Theological Seminary Chapel (February 12, 2008) Developing a Moral Core as the Foundation for Holy Relationships, Bethany Bible College Chapel, Sussex, NB (February 7, 2008) Practicing Holiness: Spiritual Formation in Everyday Life, Holiness Services Series, Church of the Nazarene, Oxford, NS (October 24-28, 2007) Finding God’s Will, Northwest Nazarene University Chapel, Nampa, ID (October 12, 2007) Finding God’s Will, Las Vegas, NV First Church of the Nazarene (September 23, 2007) Gains & Losses, Nazarene Theological Seminary’s New Student Orientation Chapel (August 27, 2007) Ascension, Centralia, WA Church of the Nazarene (May 20, 2007) Solitude & Silence, Olivet Nazarene University Chapel, Bourbonnais, IL (November 2, 2006) Dealing with a Critical Spirit, Bethany Bible College Chapel, Sussex, NB (February 9, 2006) Opening Ourselves Up to Prayer: Making Room for God, Trevecca Nazarene University Chapel, Nashville, TN (October 25, 2005) The Way of Blessing, Kansas City, MO First Church of the Nazarene (July 31, 2005) Consecration, Kansas City, MO First Church of the Nazarene (April 17, 2005) Jesus’ Last Days (Matthew), the Nazarene Churches of Moncton, NB Holy Week Services (March 23-27, 2005) Why Am I Praying? Who’s going to Hear? Point Loma Nazarene University Chapel, San Diego, CA (November 5, 2004) Why Am I Praying? Who’s going to Hear? Christ Community Church of the Nazarene, Olathe, KS (October 31, 2004) The God of the Unexpected, Trinity Church of the Nazarene, Calgary, AB (August 8, 2004) Followers of the Way, Rainbow Boulevard Church of the Nazarene, Kansas City, KS (March 28, 2004) It Matters What You Gather Around, Blue Springs, MO First Church of the Nazarene (August 3, 2003)
______Hardy CV-updated 29 January 2016 Page 8
OTHER RELIGIOUS & SPIRITUAL PRESENTATIONS
Thresholds, Presentation at Peace River Community Church, San Diego, CA (October 18, 2015) Christian Disciplines: Finding Time & Space for God—8-week open-access online course (MOOC), (September 8 – November 2, 2014) Spiritual Formation Series: Christian Disciplines—3 online webinars for “The Discipleship Place”, International Church of the Nazarene Lenexa, KS (August 11, 18, 25, 2014) Drawing Close to Jesus in His Death & Resurrection, 2 sessions at Fort Osage Church of the Nazarene, Independence, MO (March 24-25, 2014) Christian Disciplines: Finding Time & Space for God—7 sessions, Kansas City (MO) First Church of the Nazarene (March 19 – May 7, 2014) John 11:1-6. Prayer Breakfast Workshop for Summit View (Kansas City, MO) Church of the Nazarene (November 16, 2013) Finding Space for Dynamic Relationship: Me, You, and God, Contemplative Outreach, Kansas City, MO (October 12, 2013) Sacraments, Theology Forum Panel, Northwest Nazarene University Homecoming, Nampa, ID (November 5, 2010) Spiritual & Psychological Understandings of Self-Emptying, Nazarene Theological Seminary Community Forum, co- facilitated with Dr. Todd Frye (September 30, 2010) Being Spiritual When You Can’t Be Religious, Nazarene Theological Seminary Community Forum (August 26, 2010) Looking for Jesus in New Places, Guided Reflection for the New Holland, PA Church of the Nazarene Youth Mission Trip, Kansas City, MO (June 20, 25, 2010) Youth Sunday School Teacher, Kansas City, MO First Church of the Nazarene (2005 – 2010) Advent Symbolism, Kansas City First Church of the Nazarene (December 2, 2009) That Which Cannot be Shaken, Devotional for Prospective Donors visiting Nazarene Theological Seminary campus (August 26, 2009) Spiritual Leadership, Church Board Consultation, Hamilton, ON First Church of the Nazarene (May 23-24, 2009) Theological Reflections on Christian Service, Spiritual Deepening Week Chapels at Nazarene Theological Seminary (March 10-12, 2009) Spiritual Mentoring: Life through Death, Workshop for Kansas City District Church of the Nazarene Missions International Convention, Olathe, KS (August 6, 2008) Prayer, Consultant to Kansas City, MO First Church of the Nazarene Small Group Accountability Meeting (May 5, 2008) Journeying with Jesus: The Road to Emmaus Spiritual Formation Week Workshops, New Holland, PA Church of the Nazarene (March 30 – April 2, 2008) A Married Heart for God, Marriage Workshop, Church of the Nazarene, Oxford, NS (October 27, 2007) Be Thou My Vision, Prayer Service, Breakpointe Wesleyan Church, Overland Park, KS (April 22, 2007) Guest Panelist: Country Club Christian Church’s Enneagram course, Kansas City, MO (January 11, 2007) An Invitation to a Personal & Practical Journey in Spiritual Formation, Intermountain District Sunday School Ministries Event, Nampa, ID (November 3-4, 2006) Devotional for Association of Nazarene Sociologists & Researchers Annual Meeting, Nazarene Theological Seminary (March 12, 2004) Devotional for Gathering of Nazarene Educational Institution CFOs, Nazarene Theological Seminary (January 12, 2003) Practicing Holiness: Spiritual Formation in Everyday Life, Centralia, WA Church of the Nazarene Spiritual Life Weekend (May 18-20, 2007) Holy Conversations: Asking the Right Questions in Covenant Groups and Practicing “Question-Asking” in a Group, “Walking the Way—Together” Spiritual Formation Conference, United Methodist Church of the Resurrection, Leawood, KS (January 7, 2006) ______Hardy CV-updated 29 January 2016 Page 9
Experiencing God in Prayer, Conversation Leader: “The Altar”, YouthFront Camp South, La Cygne, KS (May 28, 2005) Back to Basics: Lessons from the Prayers of Genesis, Presbyterian Church of Stanley, KS Adult Study Series (January 12, 19, 26, February 2, 2005) From Darkness to Light: Spiritual Disciplines for Difficult Times, Presbyterian Church of Stanley, KS Adult Study Series (January 7, 14, 21, 28, 2004) Holy Listening: The Christian Ministry of Spiritual Direction, Kansas City District of the Church of the Nazarene Assembly Workshop, Olathe, KS (August 14, 2003) Spiritual Formation, Indian Heights United Methodist Church Lenten Study Series, Overland Park, KS (March 16, 30, April 13, 2003) Devotional Speaker, Kansas City, MO First Church of the Nazarene Youth Ski Trip, Copper Mountain, CO (February 14, 2003) Epiphany & Baptism of Jesus, Kansas City, MO First Church of the Nazarene Adult Sunday School Series (January 5 & 12, 2003) Prayer & Healing, Panel Member at Order of St. Luke Meeting, St. Andrews Episcopal Church, Kansas City, MO (January 8, 2003) Intercessory Prayer, Guest Teacher for Youth Sunday School Class, Southwood Church of the Nazarene, Raytown, MO (August 18, 2002) Fasting, Devotional Speaker for A Cappella Choir, Eastern Nazarene College, Quincy, MA (October 5, 2000)
Writing BOOKS & CHAPTERS
(Co-authored with Dean G. Blevins). Prayer: Sharing Intimate Space with God. (Dialog Series edited by Michael L. Wonch). Beacon Hill Press of Kansas City, 2015. Christian Disciplines: Creating Time & Space for God. (Dialog Series edited by Michael L. Wonch). Beacon Hill Press of Kansas City, 2013. Spiritual Formation and Relational Theology (chapter). In Brint Montgomery, Thomas J. Oord, & Karen Winslow (Eds.), Relational Theology: A Contemporary Introduction (pp.80-83). Eugene, OR: Point Loma Press/Wipf & Stock, 2012. Becoming Who We Are: Formed for Mission. In Missio Dei: A Wesleyan Understanding (chapter 19, pp. 177-186). Kansas City, MO: Beacon Hill Press, 2011. The Pastor and Spiritual Direction. In William H. Willimon et al., The Pastor’s Guide to Personal Spiritual Formation (chapter 9, pp. 111-123). Kansas City, MO: Beacon Hill Press, 2005. A Winnicottian Redescription of Christian Spiritual Direction Relationships: Illustrating the Potential Contribution of Psychology of Religion to Christian Spiritual Practice and Reply to Haynes. In Todd W. Hall & Mark R. McMinn (Eds.), Spiritual Formation, Counseling, and Psychotherapy (chapter 9, pp. 129-147; chapter11, pp. 155-157). Hauppauge, NY: Nova Science Publishers, 2003.
ACADEMIC & PROFESSIONAL/TRADE JOURNAL ARTICLES
Spiritual Formation Today. Grace & Peace: Ministry in a Connected Culture, forthcoming. Spiritual Formation in the Church of the Nazarene. Grace & Peace: Ministry in a Connected Culture 5 (Summer/Fall 2011): 59-61, http://www.graceandpeacemagazine.org/en/articles/249 What is Spiritual Formation? Grace & Peace: Ministry in a Connected Culture 4 (Spring 2011): 31-33, http://www.graceandpeacemagazine.org/en/component/content/article/20/235 (Co-authored with Roger L. Hahn & Jason D. Lewis) Wesley’s Covenant Service: A Relational Practice Connecting Biblical Doctrine with Communal Formation,” Didache: Faithful Teaching, 10:2 (February 2011), available at http://didache.nts.edu/index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_view&gid=821&Itemid=51A
______Hardy CV-updated 29 January 2016 Page 10
Fictional Spiritual Formation Dilemma: Confronting Disconnects in Ministry, Grace and Peace: Ministry in a Connected Culture (Issue 1, May 7, 2010), 11-12. Available at: http://www.graceandpeacemagazine.org/articles/confronting-disconnects-in-ministry Lectio Divina: A Practice for Reconnecting to God’s Word, Preacher’s Magazine: A Preaching Resource in the Wesleyan Tradition, 83:1 (Lent/Easter 2009), 38-41. Spiritual Direction within a Wesleyan Ecclesiology: The Pursuit of Holiness from the Periphery. Wesleyan Theological Journal, 41:1 (Spring 2006), 148-161. The Location of Christian Spirituality in the Seminary. The Tower, 7 (2007), 10-16. Implicit Theologies in Psychologies: Claiming Experience as an Authoritative Source for Theologizing. Cross Currents, 53:3 (Fall 2003), 368-377. Radical Reductionism in the Psychological Study of Religion: Prospects for an Alternative Critical Methodology. In Nils G. Holm (Ed.), Archiv für Religionspsychologie, 25, 25-41. Göttingen, Germany: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 2003. A Winnicottian Redescription of Christian Spiritual Direction Relationships: Illustrating the Potential Contribution of Psychology of Religion to Christian Spiritual Practice. Journal of Psychology and Theology, 28:4 (Winter 2000), 251-263. A Response to Haynes. Journal of Psychology and Theology, 28:4(Winter 2000), 268-269.
REFERENCE ENTRIES
Thomas Merton, Revised New Dictionary of Theology (Inter-Varsity Press, forthcoming) Contemplative Spirituality, Discernment, Empathy, in Global Wesleyan Dictionary of Theology, edited by Al Truesdale. Beacon Hill Press of Kansas City: 2013, 122-23, 155-56, 173-174. Self-Will, and Justification (Wesleyan Core Terms), in The Wesley Study Bible. Abingdon Press, 2009, 474 & 1373.
POPULAR PUBLICATIONS
Praying the Christian Year—Advent, The Table (Issue #1, Winter 2016), 20-21. Teaching Methodology for Sessions 4,5,6 in Adult Leader, 38:3 (March, April, May 2015) Kansas City: WordAction Publishing, 26-43. Does Prayer Change God’s Mind? Illustrated Bible Life, 38:3 (March, April, May 2015) Kansas City: WordAction Publishing, 30-31. What is Christian Spiritual Formation? Illustrated Bible Life, 37:2 (December – February 2013-14) Kansas City: WordAction Publishing, 20-21. Psalms as Therapy. Adult Leader, 35:2 (December, January, February 2011-12) Kansas City: WordAction Publishing, 4-5. A Christian Theology of Sabbath. Illustrated Bible Life, 34:3 (March, April, May 2011) Kansas City: WordAction Publishing, 34-35. Building up the Community of Faith. Illustrated Bible Life, 33:1 (September, October, November 2009) Kansas City: WordAction Publishing, 6-7. Compassionate Prayer. Nazarene Compassionate Ministries Magazine, 4:4 (December 2007), 26-27. Creation Care as Body Care: A Spiritual Formation Perspective. Nazarene Compassionate Ministries Magazine, 4:1 (March 2007), 14-15. Prayer in Church History. Illustrated Bible Life, 30:2 (December 2006 - February 2007) Kansas City: WordAction Publishing, 42-43. Spiritual Directors International web site: http://sdiworld.org/index.pl/what_is_spiritual_direction2.html “What is Spiritual Direction?” posting from the Wesleyan/Methodist Tradition (posted August 1, 2005) Religion Trickles into Mainstream Psychology. Research News & Opportunities in Science and Theology, 3:2 (October 2002), 9.
______Hardy CV-updated 29 January 2016 Page 11
Theologians of a Kind: Trinity Church Conference Speakers—What it is to Be Human [Series of Interviews with Kenneth Gergen, Anne Foerst, William Hurlbut, & Warren Brown]. Research News & Opportunities in Science and Theology, 2:1-4 (September 2001-December 2001). "Who are we?" Scholars Explore Answers in New York's Historic Trinity Church. Research News & Opportunities in Science and Theology, 1:10 (June 2001), 1-2, 6. Kenosis [poem]. In M. E. Walker (Ed.), Grace in the Academic Community: A Festschrift in Honor of Cecil R. Paul (p. 96). San Diego: Point Loma Press, 1996.
BOOK REVIEWS
(Co-authored with William L. Selvidge). Review Essay: Some Recent Work on Spirituality and Mission, Journal of Spiritual Formation & Soul Care, 6:1 (Spring 2013), 109-121. Review Essay: Contemplative Prayer: A Theology for the Twenty-First Century by James Danaher and Sanctuary of the Soul: Journey into Meditative Prayer by Richard Foster. Spiritus: A Journal of Christian Spirituality, forthcoming. Review: The Universal Monk: The Way of the New Monastics by John Michael Talbot. Journal of Christian Ministry [online], 4 (2012). Review: The Spirituality of Community by Adele J. Gonzalez. Journal of Christian Ministry[online], 3 (2011). Review: The Holy Longing by Ronald Rolheiser. The Tower, 7 (2003), 72-74. Review: Finding Space: Winnicott, God, & Psychic Reality by Ann Belford Ulanov. International Journal for the Psychology of Religion, 13:4 (2003), 287-289. Review: Psychology and Christianity: Four views edited by Eric L. Johnson & Stanton L. Jones. Journal of Psychology and Christianity, 21:2 (Summer 2002), 186-188. Review: The Desiring Self: Rooting Pastoral Counseling and Spiritual Direction in Self-Transcendence by Walter E. Conn. Religious Studies Review, 26:3 (July 2000), 251-252. Review: Psychology in Christian Perspective: An Analysis of Key Issues by Harold W. Faw. International Journal for the Psychology of Religion, 7:2 (1997), 133-136.
BLOGS
Destination Weddings—A Message to the Church about Place, Nazarene Theological Seminary Faculty Blog http://www.nts.edu/faculty-blog/2015/7/29/destination-weddingsa-message-to-the-church-about-place.html (July 29, 2015) Do You Believe in the Bible?, Nazarene Theological Seminary Faculty Blog http://www.nts.edu/faculty- blog/2015/6/8/do-you-believe-in-the-bible.html (June 8, 2015) Amazing!, Nazarene Theological Seminary Faculty Blog http://www.nts.edu/faculty-blog/2013/12/3/amazing.html (December 3, 2013) Boots on the Ground, Nazarene Theological Seminary Faculty Blog http://www.nts.edu/faculty- blog/2013/9/16/boots-on-the-ground.html (September 16, 2013) Be Strong, Nazarene Theological Seminary Faculty Blog http://www.nts.edu/faculty-blog/2013/4/30/be- strong.html (April 30, 2013) Reflections at the Intersection of Mission and Spiritual Formation, Nazarene Theological Seminary Faculty Blog: http://www.nts.edu/faculty-blog/2012/8/28/reflections-at-the-intersection-of-mission-and-spiritual-for.html (August 28, 2012)
EDITORIAL WORK
Editorial Review Panel, Presence: An International Journal of Spiritual Direction (2006 – present) Reviewed manuscript & wrote endorsement for Henry H. Knight III, Is There a Future for God’s Love: An Evangelical Theology, Abingdon Press, 2012.
______Hardy CV-updated 29 January 2016 Page 12
Reviewed manuscript & wrote endorsement for Diane Leclerc & Mark Maddix (Ed.), Spiritual Formation book, Kansas City, MO: Beacon Hill Press, 2011. Reviewed manuscript & wrote endorsement for Dan Boone, A Charitable Discourse: Talking about the Things That Divide Us, Kansas City, MO: Beacon Hill Press, 2010. Reviewed manuscript & wrote endorsement, Gregory S. Clapper, The Renewal of the Heart is the Mission of the Church: Wesley’s Heart Religion in the Twentieth-First Century, Eugene, OR: Cascade Books, 2010. Reviewed manuscript, Journal of Psychology and Theology (September 2008) Reviewer, Wesleyan Theological Society Dissertation Award (2006 – 2008) Reviewed manuscript, Christian Scholar’s Review (August 2004)
Leadership & Administration SERVICE TO ACADEMIC/PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES
Executive Board, Association for Doctor of Ministry Education (2015 – present) Moderator, Wesleyan Theological Society Meeting Practical Theology Session: A Conversation on Atonement and Spiritual Formation, Nampa, ID (March 8, 2014) Nominations Committee, Society for the Study of Christian Spirituality (2010 – 2013) Chair, Practical Theology session of the Wesleyan Theological Society, Nashville, TN (March 3, 2012) Chair, Session of the Society for the Study of Psychology and Wesleyan Theology, Nashville, TN (March 1, 2012) Chair, Christian Spirituality Group Paper Session: Eros and Christian Spirituality, American Academy of Religion Meeting, Chicago, IL (November 3, 2008) Moderator, Practical Theology Paper Session, Wesleyan Theological Society Meeting, Bourbonnais, IL (March 3, 2007) President, Society for the Study of Psychology and Wesleyan Theology (2003 – 2005) Program Coordinator, Psychology track of the Wesleyan Theological Society (2002 – 2004) Program Chair & Conference Planner, Society for the Study of Psychology and Wesleyan Theology (2000 - 2003) Chair, Symposium: What’s In a Name? The Psychology of Religion Revisited, American Psychological Association Convention, Chicago, IL (August 24, 2002) Hospitality Chair, Division 36 (Psychology of Religion) of the American Psychological Association, and Host of the Division Hospitality Suite at the Annual Conventions (1998-2002) Moderator, Paper Session at the inaugural meeting of the Society for the Study of Psychology and Wesleyan Theology, San Diego, CA (February 5, 1999) Organizer, Symposium: Psychoanalytic Research and Religion: Mental Illness, Conversion, and Spiritual Direction, Society for the Scientific Study of Religion Meeting, Boston, MA (November 7, 1999) Organizing Committee Member for the formation of the Society for the Study of Psychology and Wesleyan Theology, Point Loma Nazarene University Wesleyan Center, San Diego, CA (June 3-5, 1998)
SERVICE TO ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS
Member, Various Standing & Ad Hoc Committees (Academic Resources & Programs, Doctor of Ministry, Faculty Advisory, Missional Community, Strategic Planning) Nazarene Theological Seminary, Kansas City, MO (September, 2002 – present) Recruiting visits to Nazarene Universities on behalf of Nazarene Theological Seminary (2002 – present) Organizer and Host, Heinmiller Lectures on the Devotional Life with Gordon T. Smith, Nazarene Theological Seminary, Kansas City, MO (November 3-4, 2014) Consultant & Faculty Recruiter, Launching of first cohort of the Africa Nazarene University Doctor of Ministry programme, Ongata Rongai, Kenya (June 5-19, 2014) Organized and Hosted a Forum: Spiritual Direction, Nazarene Theological Seminary, Kansas City, MO (April 25, 2013)
______Hardy CV-updated 29 January 2016 Page 13
Organizer and Host, Kern Lecture on Business & Theology with Jeff Van Duzer, Nazarene Theological Seminary, Kansas City, MO (January 29, 2013) Ministry Mentor to DMin student at Acadia Divinity School, Wolfville, NS (2012-2013) Consultant, Campus Ministries, Africa Nazarene University, Nairobi, Kenya (May – August 2011) Organizer & Host, Heinmiller Lecture Series with John Philip Newell, Nazarene Theological Seminary, Kansas City, MO (January 16-20, 2011) Facilitated Latin American DMin Summit with Regional Directors & Regional Education Coordinators, San Jose, Cost Rica (November 22-23, 2010) Chaired, Forum: Anhedonia, Nazarene Theological Seminary, Kansas City, MO (September 17, 2009) Co-Led Married Students Gathering, Nazarene Theological Seminary, Kansas City, MO (September 7, 2009) Organized and Hosted a Forum: Confession & Holiness, Nazarene Theological Seminary, Kansas City, MO (April 8, 2009) Organized and hosted a Forum: The Brain: What Can Change in a Person and What Needs to Change in the Church, Nazarene Theological Seminary, Kansas City, MO (September 17, 2008) Co-Led Married Students Workshop, Nazarene Theological Seminary, Kansas City, MO (September 14, 2007) Organizer and Host, Heinmiller Lectures on the Devotional Life with Wendy M. Wright, Nazarene Theological Seminary, Kansas City, MO (March 14-16, 2007) Consultant, Doctor of Ministry Dissertation, United Theological Seminary, Dayton, OH (2006-2007) Director of the New Student & Graduating Seniors Spiritual Formation Workshops and Coordinator of Small Groups, Nazarene Theological Seminary, Kansas City, MO (July, 2002 – May, 2006) Faculty Advisor, Student Association Council, Nazarene Theological Seminary, Kansas City, MO (Fall 2002 – Spring, 2006) Co-chair for Community Learning Day: Clergy Sexual Misconduct, Nazarene Theological Seminary, Kansas City, MO (January – April, 2003) Faculty Council, Eastern Nazarene College, Quincy, MA (June, 2000 – May, 2002) Faculty Liaison Committee for Restructuring, General Education Sub-Committee for Restructuring, and Academic Dean Search Committee, Eastern Nazarene College, Quincy, MA (2000-2001) Organized inter-divisionally sponsored campus lecture by neuropsychologist, Dr. Warren Brown: The Emergence of Soul from Human Cognition and Relatedness, Eastern Nazarene College, Quincy, MA (April, 1998) Chair, Psychology Department, Eastern Nazarene College, Quincy, MA (1992-1994, 1996-1997) President, Student Government Association, Eastern Nazarene College, Quincy, MA (1980-1981)
SERVICE TO RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS
Discipleship Committee, Kansas City (MO) First Church of the Nazarene (2014 – present) Interview Committees for Church of the Nazarene Local Minister’s & District Licenses (2006 - present) Board of Trustees, Program Committee, & Strategic Planning Committee, Ignatian Spirituality Center of Kansas City, (2011 – present) Organizer and Host, Group-in-Formation for Transformative Spirituality (GIFTS), Kansas City, MO (2004 – present) Participated in Conversation on Renewal in the Church of the Nazarene in association with Church of the Resurrection Leadership Conference, Leawood, KS (September 25, 2014) Participated in a Consultation on Sacraments in the Church of the Nazarene, chaired by Dr. Brent Peterson, Nazarene Theological Seminary (July 7-9, 2014) Coordinated and Moderated a Symposium for Grace & Peace magazine, “Developing a Holy People for a Holy Church”, at Nazarene Theological Seminary, Kansas City, MO (March 28, 2014) Member, Resolution Drafting Committee on Racial Reconciliation for Church of the Nazarene 2013 General Assembly (September – November, 2012) Board Member, Kansas City District Church of the Nazarene School of Ministry (2005 – 2009)
______Hardy CV-updated 29 January 2016 Page 14
Co-Director & Team Coordinator for Church of the Nazarene Denominational pre-General Assembly Spiritual Formation Retreat @ San Pedro Center, Winter Park, FL (January – June 2009) Participant, Church of the Nazarene Clergy Assessment Summit, Kansas City, MO (April 8-9, 2008) Organizer & Co-Director for Church of the Nazarene Denominational pre-M7 Conference Spiritual Formation Retreat @ Sanctuary of Hope, Kansas City, KS (September 2006 – February 2007) Member, Committee appointed by the Church of the Nazarene General Superintendents’ Thought Partners to Study Article of Faith X Entire Sanctification (2006-2007) Consultant, Pastor’s Institute Grant Initiative: Letting Your Call Speak, Indianapolis (November 11, 2005 & March 24, 2006) Church Board Member, Kansas City, MO First Church of the Nazarene (2003-2004) Coordinator, Prayer & Altar Workers, Renewal Services, Kansas City, MO First Church of the Nazarene (March 30- April 2, 2003) Small Group Leader & Cross-Cultural Communication Facilitator, Global Church of the Nazarene Theology Conference, Guatemala City, Guatemala (April 5-7, 2002) Organizer, Spiritual Enrichment Day for New England Church of the Nazarene Pastors @ Glastonbury Abbey, Hingham, MA (November 2001 – January 2002) Director of the Center for Spiritual Formation & Chair of Spiritual Formation Committee, Reynolds Institute for Pastoral Education and Development, New England District Church of the Nazarene (1999 - 2002) Staff, Ministerial Assessment Weekend, Reynolds Institute for Pastoral Education and Development, New England District Church of the Nazarene, Windsor Hills, NH Camp & Retreat Center (1999 - 2002) Supervisor, Church of the Nazarene Youth in Mission Teams, Glendale (CA) First Church of the Nazarene (1984); Bresee Center, Berkeley (CA) Church of the Nazarene (1986) Team Leader, Church of the Nazarene Youth in Mission Teams, Windward Islands, Caribbean (1980); Korea and Guam (1982)
CHRISTIAN WORSHIP
Designed and led Wesley Covenant Renewal Service, Kansas City (MO) First Church of the Nazarene (January 10, 2016; January 18, 2015; January 8, 2012) Developed & led Advent Chapel prayer service, Nazarene Theological Seminary, Kansas City, MO (December 1, 2015) Led Morning Prayers for the Ambrose University Pastors Leadership Conference (PALCON), Calgary, AB (August 12- 13, 2015) Developed and led a “Celtic Ecumenical Service of the Lord’s Supper” Liturgy for use in worship by a pilgrimage group of Protestants and Catholics in western Ireland (May 22, 2015) Developed an Integrated Liturgy for a service of Believer’s Baptism, Infant Baptism, Re-Affirmation of Baptismal Vows, and Infant Dedication, Kansas City (MO) First Church of the Nazarene (October 2014) Planned & led 3-part Chapel series on “Praying the Psalms”, Nazarene Theological Seminary, Kansas City, MO (April 14, 15, 17, 2014) Organized and led Eucharist Chapel, Nazarene Theological Seminary, Kansas City, MO (November 4, 2013) Wrote, introduced & led song “We Must Follow the Way of the Cross” to end-of-the-trimester Chapel service, Africa Nazarene University, Nairobi, Kenya (July 26, 2011) Led Pre-Revival Meetings Prayer Service, Kansas City First Church of the Nazarene (February 20, 2011) Led Youth & their Families New Year’s Eve Communion Service, Kansas City First Church of the Nazarene (December 31, 2010) Organized & led Ash Wednesday Chapel, Nazarene Theological Seminary, Kansas City, MO (February 25, 2009; February 21, 2007) Officiated Memorial Service, Kansas City, MO First Church of the Nazarene (August 11, 2007) Designed & led Wesley Covenant Service Chapel, Nazarene Theological Seminary, Kansas City, MO (September 20, 2005) ______Hardy CV-updated 29 January 2016 Page 15
Led Healing Service, Pastors Leadership Conference (PALCON), First Church of the Nazarene, Calgary, AB (August 11, 2004) Organized & led Holy Week Series (Featuring the Arts), Nazarene Theological Seminary Chapel, Kansas City, MO (April 16, 2003) Organized & Led Ash Wednesday liturgy for the John Polkinghorne Science & Religion Seminar class at Eastern Nazarene College, Quincy, MA (February 25, 1998) Led Sunday Worship, Bethel Church of the Nazarene, Quincy, MA (1989 - 2002) Planned services & led worship (including organizing and leading a music team), Eastern Nazarene College Chapel, Quincy, MA (1990-1995)
______Hardy CV-updated 29 January 2016 Page 16